"Cooking with Italian Grandmothers" by Jessica Theroux. Welcome Books. Text and Photographs © 2010 Jessica Theroux. www.cookingwithitaliangrandmothers.com

Have you always wanted to cook with a real Italian nonna? You’re in luck! Biographile is giving away a copy of the gorgeous and transporting book “Cooking with Italian Grandmothers” -- courtesy of Welcome Books  -- with an introduction by Alice Waters, recipes, photos of lush cuisine and countryside, and a bookplate signed by author Jessica Theroux. Starting at 1:00 PM (EST) today through July 17, head over to Twitter to follow Biographile and re-tweet this “Cooking with Italian Grandmothers” contest post with hashtag #NonnaCookbook. We’ll choose a winner at random to receive a copy of this beautiful book that inspires us to linger in our own kitchens over rich stories and delicious food.

If you can’t get enough of cooking with Italian grandmothers, take a ferry ride to Staten Island next time you’re in the New York area to visit Enoteca Maria, where rotating grandmas cook traditional local dishes handed down over generations from different regions in Italy. As owner Joe Scarvella likes to say, “Our food isn’t ‘like Nonna used to make….’ Nonna is making it!”

See the next page for details about contest eligibility and how to enter.

Buon appetito!